1. 11 IL and Jobs for PwDs Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President www.RespectAbilityUSA.org

2. 22 Illinois  75.7% of persons without disabilities aged 18 to 64 are employed. 3  35.7% of PwDs aged 18 to 64 are employed. 3  46,400 persons aged 16 to 20 have a disability. 1  691,000 persons aged 21 to 64 have a disability. 1  Illinois ranks 27 th in the nation in terms of employment for PWDs. 3  There is a 40 percentage point gap in the employment rates between people with and without disabilities in Illinois 3  1,381,787 PwDs live in IL. 3  The employment gap between people with and without disabilities increased by 1.1% between 2013 and 2014. 3  341,132 people between 18 and 64 received SSDI or SSI benefits in IL in 2014. 3  In December 2014, the total expenditure on SSDI benefits for PwDs in IL was $384,836,000. 3  Voc. Rehab. obtained 5,511 jobs 2 (out of 16,200 applicants) 3 for PwDs in IL in 2013. Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) 1.2013 Disability Status Report: Illinois, disabilitystatistics.orgdisabilitystatistics.org 2.StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, 2014 3.Annual Disability Statistics CompendiumAnnual Disability Statistics Compendium

3. 33 Illinois Data People with Disabilities (%)People without Disabilities (%) 2013 1 2014 2 2013 1 2014 2 PovertyUS28.728.213.613.0 IL26.727.112.412.1 SmokingUS25.424.516.215.3 IL24.319.716.615.7 ObesityUS40.141.125.025.2 IL45.046.125.625.3 EmploymentUS33.934.474.275.4 IL36.135.775.075.7 1.Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, 2014Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, 2014 2.Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, 2015Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, 2015

4. 44 Ages 6 to 21 IEPs by Category in IL Source: Annual Disability Statistics CompendiumAnnual Disability Statistics Compendium 20122013 All Disabilities255,219 Specific Learning Disability104,971104,083 Speech or Language Impairment43,22741,099 Intellectual Disability18,45917,999 Emotional Disturbance20,19219,758 Multiple Disability2,10617,999 Hearing Impairment3,3783,376 Orthopedic Impairment1,4311,345 Other Health Impairment28,55930,526 Visual Impairment1,0581,054 Autism17,27218,749 Deaf Blindness2624 Traumatic Brain Injury674688 Developmental Delay13,86615,672

5. 55 Prevalence of Disability Among Non-Institutionalized People Ages 16 to 20 in Illinois in 2013 *Total numbers reported Source: Cornell UniversityCornell University *46,400 *9,800 *8,600 *8,000 *30,700 *9,200 *19,900

6. 66 Prevalence of Disability Among Non-Institutionalized People Ages 21 to 64 in Illinois in 2013 *Total numbers reported Source: Cornell UniversityCornell University *691,000 *131,100 *131,300 *360,800 *258,700 *127,000 *252,000

7. 77 Employment of Non-Institutionalized Working-Age People (Ages 21 to 64) by Disability Status in Illinois in 2013 *Total numbers reported Source: Cornell UniversityCornell University *255,700 *60,400 *75,600 *96,800 *65,000 *22,500 *44,800

8. 88 Project SEARCH: Program Description  One school year or 9 months.  10 – 12 young adults with a variety of intellectual and developmental disabilities.  Instructor and job coaches.  Immersed in host business culture.  Rotations through unpaid internships with continual feedback.  Outcome of employment in the community.

9. 99 IL Project SEARCH Sites  Adventist LaGrange Memorial Hospital (LaGrange)  AMITA Health Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital (Bolingbrook)  Central DuPage Hospital (Winfield)  Delnor Hospital (Geneva)  Northwestern University (Evanston) Contact:molly.michels@cchmc.orgmolly.michels@cchmc.org

10. 10 Which Employers in Your State Must Meet 503 Rules (Hire PwDs)?  Top contractors:  NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION  UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC  NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION  CATERPILLAR INC.  FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC See the entire list on the Fedspending website 1Fedspending website Complete federal lists of 2006-2014  Federal Procurement Data System website 2 Federal Procurement Data System website How to get started: Job Accommodation Network  https://askjan.org/https://askjan.org/ US Business Leadership Network  http://usbln.org/http://usbln.org/

11. 11 Jobs in Illinois  Illinois’ top growth industries are:top growth industries  Green energy, agriculture, healthcare/ healthcare IT, transportation/distribution/logistics and manufacturing. Source: http://workforceinvestmentworks.com/workforce_board_info.asp?st=ILhttp://workforceinvestmentworks.com/workforce_board_info.asp?st=IL  Click for your Workforce Development Board Click for your Workforce Development Board http://workforceinvestmentworks.com/workforce_board_info.asp?st=IL  Click for your Workforce Development Plan Click for your Workforce Development Plan http://www.doleta.gov/performance/results/AnnualReports/annual_report.cfm

12. 12 Resources  Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, 2015: http://www.disabilitycompendium.org/docs/default-source/2015- compendium/compendium_2015_final.pdf http://www.disabilitycompendium.org/docs/default-source/2015- compendium/compendium_2015_final.pdf  StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, 2014 (data from 2013): http://www.statedata.info/bbstates/Illinois.pdf http://www.statedata.info/bbstates/Illinois.pdf  2013 Disability Status Report United States, Cornell University: www.disabilitystatistics.org www.disabilitystatistics.org  Fedspending: www.fedspending.orgwww.fedspending.org  Project SEARCH: www.projectsearch.uswww.projectsearch.us  Job Accommodation Network: https://askjan.org/https://askjan.org/  State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29737 http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29737  RespectAbilityUSA: www.respectabilityusa.orgwww.respectabilityusa.org

13. 13 Let Us Know If We Can Help! We have many resources for policy makers and employers on our website and are ready to help! RespectAbilityUSA 11333 Woodglen Drive, Suite 102 Rockville, MD 20852 www.RespectAbilityUSA.org Cell: (202) 365-0787 Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi President JenniferM@RespectAbilityUSA.org